Game crashes when switching nation in the main menu

Community Technical Support Crashes, Connection, Update Problems & Advice
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Hi everyone,

since recently I’ve been running into a consistent crash in the main menu. The game starts normally and loads into the hangar with my Soviet lineup. As soon as I try to switch to another nation (for example France), the game instantly crashes to the desktop. After the crash I get the usual prompt asking whether I want to send a crash report.

This happens with any nation I try to select, so right now the game is basically unplayable for me.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

  • Deleted the cache folder in the War Thunder installation directory
  • Verified the game files through Steam
  • GPU drivers are up to date (AMD card)
  • The issue remains reproducible every time

System:

  • Win11
  • 5800X3D
  • AMD GPU 9070XT
  • Steam version of the game

Has anyone experienced something similar or has an idea what else I could try to fix this?

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Been getting odd crashes this update as well.

The game logs in then simply crashes to desktop as it attempts to get in the hangar. Updated the drivers, cleaned the cache and all, no dice.

Very strange, nothing of the sort has happened in what? 4-5 years of WT.